We all have those games. You know, the ones that changed us. Even if they failed or if we never finished them or even if we hated them, they're still a part of us, or at least the gamer part of us. What's everyone's most important games? I'd like to hear them, mainly because they're going to be so different for everybody. Mine are:

PKMN Crystal Version: This was my very first video game. I guess they say that girls always remember their first, or something like that. I guess it can apply to here. But even if it doesn't, that doesn't change the fact that if it hadn't been for Crystal, I might not play games today. How sad would that be!

Super Mario 64: Even after Crystal, the only games I got were PKMN games. One visit to my dad's friend's house changed that. I played SM64, my first non-PKMN game, and I went home complaining loudly about how I had to have it. A few days later, I was one game richer and my gaming horizon had expanded beyond catching them all.

Tales of Phantasia (GBA port): I joined the Nintendo Fan Club on the web, and took advantage of their "3 for Free" deal. Nintendo Power showed me that there were good games that weren't made by Nintendo. And one day, while in Best Buy, I pass by ToP, remember all the hype it was given in the magazine, and took it home with me. Again, my horizons had expanded, but this time even moreso, passing beyond Nintendo games and into the realms of 3rd-party developers.

Eternal Sonata: Again, magazines have helped me to grow as a gamer. My friend let me borrow an issue of GamePro. The mini-column on ES got me hooked. I had to get this game. For over a year I purchased nothing, saving for a 360. Once I got it, I played nothing but ES. But! I now had access to even more games. My Nintendo systems now had a Microsoft buddy.

Devil May Cry 4: I'm not putting this here because of my undying love for it (if I was, then I'd also be putting Skies of Arcadia Legends and Bayonetta here, but I'm not). Strange as it seems, DMC4 was my first M-rated game. Unlike most others, my parents actually cared about what it was I was playing. I was not allowed to play M-rated games until I was 15, while literally all my other gaming friends had been playing GTA since elementary school. Now, with infinite games opened up to me, I went back, bought some of the mature games I had missed, and realized that I had come a long way from when I had started playing video games.